Preferred Label : auto-ionization;
Detailed label : auto-ionization in mass spectrometry;
IUPAC definition : This occurs when an internally supra-excited atom or molecular moiety loses an electron
spontaneously without further interaction with an energy source. (The state of the
atom or molecular moiety is known as a pre-ionization state.);
Origin ID : A00526;
See also
This occurs when an internally supra-excited atom or molecular moiety loses an electron
spontaneously without further interaction with an energy source. (The state of the
atom or molecular moiety is known as a pre-ionization state.)